Adirondack
- An Algonquian tribe of Indians who formerly lived north of the St. Lawrence
River. The Mohawk gave them the name Adirondack, which meant
"They Eat Trees," as these Indians were in the habit of eating the bark
of certain trees in times when food was scarce. The Adirondack sided
with the French in the latter's war with the Iroquois. Their most
famous chief was Pieskaret. The Adirondack Mountains in new York
are named after these Indians. The name also was applied by some
historians to the Chippewa.